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Beneath the Winds of War

Beneath the Winds of War

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  • Create Date：2022-11-11 02:19:37
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Pola Wawer
  • ISBN：B0BFW4156X
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ann betts ，

Beneath the Winds of WarA sad story of a Jewish family trying to survive during the second world war。 All the trials and dangerous times。

Georgianna Miller ，

Done very wellIt is a very interesting story。 I have heard and read many stories about this time in history， but never directly from someone who experienced it。 Pola is a fierce character。 God bless her tenacity and bravery through this scary and difficult time。 I just hope that I can be that brave， if it happens here。

Grady ，

‘I became Pola Komaj again。。。I wanted to be myself again so much’ – Surviving WW IIAuthor Pola Wawer earned her medical degree from Stefan Batory University in Vilnius， Lithuania and practiced Ophthalmology until the German occupation。 Following WW II she ran the Jewish Children’s Home in Bielsko， Poland， followed by a move to Warsaw to return to her medical education and practice。 Her memoir was initially published in 1993 in Polish and has been translated from the Polish by Kasia Stewart。 Dr。 ‘I became Pola Komaj again。。。I wanted to be myself again so much’ – Surviving WW IIAuthor Pola Wawer earned her medical degree from Stefan Batory University in Vilnius， Lithuania and practiced Ophthalmology until the German occupation。 Following WW II she ran the Jewish Children’s Home in Bielsko， Poland， followed by a move to Warsaw to return to her medical education and practice。 Her memoir was initially published in 1993 in Polish and has been translated from the Polish by Kasia Stewart。 Dr。 Wawer died in 1997， and with this book her legacy lives on。 The presentation of this memoir is factual， yet allows the reader entry into the sensitivity of a holocaust survivor。 The opening pages set the tone: ‘My former life had been irrevocably closed by the end of summer， 1939。 The war had been hanging in the air for some time now。 People talked a lot about it and were afraid。 The old ones who had survived the first world war saw this one in a different form。 They remembered the past horrors and thought about how to prepare for a new conflict。 The young ones usually lacked awareness to comprehend both what had happened and what was coming。 Patriotic propaganda attempted to get people sacrificially ready for their country， to build faith in the commitment of our military forces。 The war was the main topic of the day。。。’ Dr。 Wawer’s mother was a gynecologist， her father， an electro technical and mechanical engineer， and her physician husband， a neurologist。 With an impending crisis tone， the memoir details the separation of the family， well described in the synopsis: ‘1941， Lithuania。 Young Pola Wawer is the daughter of a successful engineer and on the cusp of a promising ophthalmology career， when her home city of Vilnius is invaded by Nazi forces。 With her husband taken by the Gestapo and her home no longer her own， Pola flees the city with her parents in pursuit of safety。 Almost everywhere they turn they are met with persecution and hate， until they finally find salvation in the most unexpected of places - among the countryside villages， home of the windmills of her father's design。 But safety is fleeting， and devastating tragedies lie in wait for Pola and her family。 When you don't know who you can trust， what are your odds of surviving？’One of the many reasons this memoir works so well is the author’s realistic presentation of the events she witnessed， the focus being more on facts than on emotional response。 In that fashion this book becomes a unique， and very additive， contribution to the lasting effects of the holocaust。 Recommended。 。。。more